Noni, It is hard when they get so many toys and you have no where to put them. Our kids have that much stuff - mainly brought by my mum, that I have started taking stuff away that they don't use. So far this year she has brought them a see-saw for christmas, and the girls are each getting that singing barbie doll head thing and Lindsay is getting a Transformers mask - far too much if you ask me but she has already brought it.

Hayley, great to hear that the self settling is working for you so far. It isn't long and they have no trouble at all with it. I love that it doesn't involve letting them cry at all either.

It is so hot here today. We were out most of the day in town too, so Alister is out of sorts now from being in and out of the car and being hot, then cold (from the air con). He slept for ages when we got home and is still a bit fussy with his feeds.